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In the framework of the European Commission and Council of Europe Joint Programme ROMACTED “Promoting good governance and Roma empowerment at local level”, the Council of Europe is opening a new vacancy for the Project Officer to be based in field office in Podgorica. Employment is on a part-time...

First ROMACTED Advisory Group Meeting in Kosovo* was held on 27 June, 2019 in Hotel Sirius Pristina. This event brought together relevant international and local stakeholders which included representatives from central government as well as representatives of 8 local government, Roma communities,...

The meeting gathered together representatives from the Directorate-General for Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR), the Council of Europe, the European Union Delegation to North Macedonia, representatives from the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy and the Cabinet of the Minister...

The First Advisory Group Meeting of the joint EU/CoE ROMACTED Programme took place in Belgrade on 30 May 2019. The event brought together the main relevant stakeholders at national and local level, the representatives of 11 local authorities and Roma communities, French Embassy in Serbia,...

The first Advisory Group Meeting of the ROMACTED Programme took place in Podgorica on 16 May 2019, bringing together the main relevant stakeholders at central level and the local teams of the eight partner municipalities. The aim of the meeting was to take stock on the advancement of the...

The Second Advisory Group Meeting of the joint EU/CoE ROMACTED Programme took place in Tirana on 24 April 2019. The event brought together the main relevant stakeholders at central and local level, the local teams, European Union and Council of Europe representatives to discuss the progress of...

In Tetovo (North Macedonia), the Support team organised a March of Dignity, which gathered community members and Roma CSO representatives. The March was followed by a football tournament and a cultural event. The municipality of Stip organised several activities in cooperation with the Community...

Brisilda Taco, the nominee of the joint EU/CoE ROMACTED Programme was awarded with the second prize for the EU Award for Roma Integration in the Western Balkan and Turkey 2019. The “Unknown Heroes” award ceremony took place in Brussels on 19 March 2019. Building upon her extensive experience as a...

The second national workshop “Developing Joint Action Plans for Roma Integration at Local Level” of the joint EU/CoE ROMACTED Programme took place today in Tirana. It aimed at building the capacity of Albanian local authorities and Roma communities to prepare and implement plans and projects for...

The first Advisory Group Meeting of the ROMACTED Programme took place in the premises of the EU Info Centre in Skopje on 5 February 2018, bringing together the main relevant stakeholders at central level and the local teams of the twelve partner municipalities. The aim of the meeting was to take...

The Law on Social Housing in Albania was adopted in May 2018 and thus had marked an important development by setting up new standards on preventing forced eviction of vulnerable groups and introducing 5% quota for Roma beneficiaries per all the six housing programmes prescribed. In order to...

The Turkish Union of Municipalities is organising the Launching Conference of the Joint CoE/EU Programme ROMACTED “Promoting good governance and Roma empowerment at local level” on 12 December 2018 at 09.30 a.m. at the Green Park Ankara Hotel in Ankara, with the support of the ROMACTED Team in...

The Annual Advisory Group Meeting of the ROMACTED Programme took place at the Ministry of Health and Social Protection in Tirana on 13 November 2018, bringing together the main relevant stakeholders at central level and the local teams of the seven partner municipalities. The aim of the meeting...

The first ROMACTED Advisory Board Meeting was conducted on 26 October in Sarajevo, with the support of the Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees. Assistant to the Minister, Ms Saliha Djuderija, together with the Roma representatives, municipal officials and delegated contact points, discussed the...

A coordination meeting with stakeholders was organised in the framework of the ROMACTED Programme on 25 October in the premises of the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy in Skopje.The purpose of the meeting was to bring together international organisations, embassies, Roma Non-Governmental...

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS to the Factsheets on Romani history and culture The factsheets aim to provide basic information on the history and culture of the Roma for a wider audience including teachers, students, decision-makers, experts working on topics related to Roma and all others interested...

The Council of Europe has launched a Call for Tenders (Facilitators and Experts) for the provision of consultancy services on the inclusion of Roma at local and regional level in the seven beneficiaries within the framework of the ROMACTED Programme on “Promoting good governance and Roma...

ROMACTED Support Team in "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" has undergone through number of intensive interventions in the first six months of 2018. The process was carried out both at the community and institutional levels in the eight municipalities, by Roma Democratic Development...

ROMACTED Support Team in Serbia has undergone through number of intensive interventions in the first six months of 2018. The process was carried out both at the community and institutional levels in the ten self-government units, by the Association of Coordinators for Roma Issues (Support...

The Joint Council of Europe and European Union Programme, ROMACTED: Promoting Good Governance and Roma Empowerment at Local Level, was officially launched in Podgorica on 17 July. The signing ceremony of the Memoranda of Understanding between the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights, local...

ROMACTED Support Team in Kosovo has undergone through number of intensive interventions in the first six months of 2018. The process was carried out both at the community and institutional levels in the eight municipalities, by Advancing Together (Support organisation), as well as the pool of...

ROMACTED Support Team in Bosnia and Herzegovina has undergone through number of intensive interventions in the first six months of 2018. The process was carried out both at the community and institutional levels in the ten self-government units, by Centar za podršku Roma "Romalen" Kakanj (Support...

Having ensured the political commitment both at central and local level, the enlarged team of the Joint Programme between the European Union (DG NEAR) and the Council of Europe (CoE) ROMACTED “Promoting good governance and Roma empowerment at local level” composed by Institute of Romani Culture...

The first Steering Committee of the Joint European Union and Council of Europe ROMACTED Programme on “Promoting good governance and Roma empowerment at local level” was held in Tirana on 12 June 2018. The meeting gathered together representatives from the Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and...

The Council of Europe and the European Union officially launched the joint ROMACTED Programme on ‘Promoting Good Governance and Roma Empowerment at Local Level’ in Kosovo*. The programme aims at engaging local authorities in creating sustainable policies and actions in order to enhance democratic...

The Joint Council of Europe and European Union Programme, ROMACTED: Promoting Good Governance and Roma Empowerment at Local Level, was officially launched in Belgrade on 29 May. The signing ceremony of the Protocol of Cooperation between the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure,...

On 7 May the last local launching event was organised in Elbasan, in the framework of the joint European Union/Council of Europe programme “ROMACTED: Promoting good governance and Roma empowerment at local level”. This was the seventh activity marking the finalization of the successful tournament...

ROMACTED Programme, “Promoting Good Governance and Roma Empowerment at Local Level”, a joint initiative between the European Union (EU) and Council of Europe, was official launched in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 20 March 2018. The programme aims at building up political will and sustained policy...

The kickoff event of the regional joint European Union (EU) and Council of Europe (CoE) Programme, ROMACTED “Promoting Good Governance and Roma Empowerment at Local Level”, took place on 19 March 2018 in Skopje. The Launching conference brought together senior representatives of local...

In the framework of the European Commission and Council of Europe Joint Programme ROMACTED “Promoting good governance and Roma empowerment at local level”, the Council of Europe is opening a new vacancy for the Project Officer to be based in field office in Podgorica. Employment is limited to the...